Tensions Rise Again in Ethiopia's Tigray Region
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There is bad news from Ethiopia. People are worried about war again in a place called Tigray.
A group called the TPLF is having problems with Ethiopia's national army. The TPLF and the army fought a big war before. Many people died in that war.
Now, there is new tension between them. Tension means a bad feeling between two sides. People are asking: will there be war again?
The situation is not clear yet. Leaders on both sides are watching each other carefully.
Many people in Tigray are scared. They remember the last war. It was very hard for families there.
News reporters are looking closely at this story. They want to understand why the problems are happening again.
People around the world hope there will be peace, not war, in Ethiopia.
Vocabulary15 words
- TPLF
- a political and military group from the Tigray region in Ethiopia
- tension
- a bad or worried feeling between two groups
- national army
- the official army of a country
- war
- fighting between groups of people, often with weapons
- region
- a part of a country
- peace
- a time with no fighting
- situation
- what is happening now
- leaders
- people who are in charge
- conflict
- a fight or serious disagreement
- escalation
- when a problem gets bigger or worse
- army
- a group of soldiers
- worried
- feeling scared about something bad happening
- families
- groups of people related to each other, like parents and children
- reporters
- people who write or talk about the news
- watching
- looking at something carefully
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1. Tigray 2. The TPLF 3. True
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There is bad news from _____. People are worried about war again in a place called _____.
A group called the _____ is having problems with Ethiopia's national _____.
The TPLF and the army fought a big _____ before. Many people _____ in that war.
Now, there is new _____ between them.
Many people in Tigray are _____. They remember the last war.
People around the world hope there will be _____, not war, in Ethiopia.
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